A few weeks ago I gave Amelia her first haircut. It came during the stressful time when we were preparing for Glenn to become the bishop, so I do cut myself at least some slack for making a rash decision that I now totally regret.
We were on a hair cutting roll that day. I had gotten my hair trimmed earlier in the day, then spent the evening cutting Glenn’s hair and all 3 boys’ hair. Amelia’s bangs had been hanging down into her eyes and were bugging her, so I decided it was time to give them a little trim.
Not such a bad idea, right? And yes, I do haircuts in my pajama pants! The problem came when I decided to go a little farther. While I was at it, I thought I should trim off her little curly mullet in the back. She has had one adorable curl that has been growing since she was a tiny little thing. It has grown at a much faster rate than the rest of her hair, so it was several inches down her back. When the curl was at its best, it was adorable. At its worst, it was a gnarly little mullet. It had leaned toward the gnarly mullet side for the past several days, so I decided it was time to go. After all, she was almost two years old, right? It was time to get past thinking of her as my little baby. Or so I momentarily irrationally thought anyway.
In one swift snip, her curl was gone.
It was immediately obvious that the little curl provided a feminine look that was suddenly missing with her suddenly totally straight and short locks. I was a little sad, but hopeful that I would eventually think it was the right thing to do. From the look on her face in the above picture, you can see that Amelia was a bit uncertain herself. And for good reason!
It wasn’t until the next morning when she came running out of her room that my heart truly sank. No more bouncing curl! No more adorable hair hanging down her back! I did not fall in love with her new short hairdo, but still kick myself whenever I see a picture of her former long-haired self.
Too late now, I guess! Goodbye my sweet baby locks! I still miss you! I guess it is a good thing that Amelia is adorable no matter what!
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